Closes: 29 April 2026
Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation
Position No: 46705
Directorate: Infrastructure Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 22 April 2026
Contact Officer: Izzie Gosling on *************@act.gov.au or 0402718***
Details: Infrastructure Canberra (iCBR) invites applications from suitably qualified legal and governance professionals for the role of Assistant Director – Reporting and Freedom of Information (FOI) (Senior Officer Grade C). The position is responsible for the interpretation, application and administration of statutory information access and reporting obligations, including compliance with Annual Report Directions, whole‐of‐government accountability frameworks and associated administrative law principles.
The Assistant Director leads and oversees the directorate's FOI function, including providing legally robust advice on complex, sensitive and high‐risk access applications, managing internal reviews where required, and ensuring decisions are timely, defensible and compliant with legislative requirements and relevant guidelines. The role also leads the coordination and assurance of Infrastructure Canberra's Annual Report and other statutory and governance reporting obligations, ensuring accurate disclosure, internal accountability and compliance with reporting instruments. The position is responsible for developing and maintaining FOI and reporting policies, procedures and guidance material and delivering capability‐building programs.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/ Other Requirements:
* Previous experience in managing directorate responses to FOI requests will be highly regarded.
Note: This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 June 2026 with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. Part-time hours will be considered and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times. Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.
How to Apply: Applicants must provide:
* A pitch of no more than two pages outlining their technical capability relevant to the role.
* A current curriculum vitae and contact details for two referees
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button Below.
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
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Note
This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 June 2026 with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.